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Euphumosia eristaloides (Walker, 1858)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Euphumosia eristaloides (Walker, 1858)
Name authority
(Walker, 1858)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Calliphoridae
Genus
Euphumosia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyCalliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
  8. subfamilyPhumosiinae
  9. genusEuphumosia Malloch, 1926
  10. speciesEuphumosia eristaloides (Walker, 1858)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Euphumosia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Euphumosia evittata Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia illucens Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia intermedia Séguy, 1935CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia maai Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia microtesselata Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia obscura Paramonov, 1960CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia phantasma Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia reversa Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia spiraculata Paramonov, 1961CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia subalba Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia tesselata Torgerson & James, 1967CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euphumosia variegata (Bigot, 1888)CalliphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 24 records assigned to Calliphoridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Musca eristaloides Walker, 1858 Walker, 1858synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Walker, F. (1858) Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected in the Aru Islands by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of London, Zoology 3: 77-110. [1858.11.01]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. London Zool.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3CSG7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.